Improvement in churns



w. R. MCCUTCHEON.

Churn.4

No. 57,942. Patented Sept. 11,1866.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

WM. R. MOOUTOHEON, OF WASHINGTON, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS.

Speciiicaton forming part of Letters Patent N0. 57,942, dated September 11, 1866.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. R. MoGUTcEEoN,

of Washington, in the State of Iowa, have in` vented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ohurns; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same, referc-n ce being had to the accom panyingdrawings, and to the marks and letters thereon, which said drawings form part ot' this specitication, and represent a churn, with my improvement as a part thereof- Figure l being a view by vertical section, and Fig. 2, by like section, being a view of the dashers.

In both of these figures, where like parts are shown, like marks and letters are used to indicate the parts.

The body c of t-he churn is constructed much like many other churns, the top or cover being made of two pieces, b and c, properly. fitted and connected to the churn. Aftixed to the piece cis a frame-work sustaining the powershaftd, to which is connected the crank or handle c. On the inner end of the shaft l is a beveled toothed wheel, f.

To the upper part of the frame-work is afxed a hinged bar, g, in the under surface of which is a hearing, h", for the upper end of a solid dasher-shaft, i, the lower end of this shaft t' having a bearing in the bottom j of the churn, as represented by Fig. l.

Abeveled toothed wheel or pinion, lr, on the Lipper end of the shaft t', gears into the beveled wheel j?. Surrounding the shaft t' is a tubular shaft, Z, having its lower bearing on a tube or collar, m, secured to the shaft i.

A beveled wheel or pinion, n, afxed to the upper end of the tubular shaft l, gears also into the beveled wheel f. Ou the shaft i is a dasher, a, and on the shaft l is another dasher, p. To the dasher p are secured projecting pieces q, of, ands. There are, also, projecting pieces t and u attached to the interior surface of the churn. p

The hinged bar gmay be turned upward, so as to allow of the shafts and dashers being removed from the churn and to admit of the taking off ot' the wheel 7c from shaft t', or of the taking out of the shaftl and its dasher, so that either` one of the dashers only can be used independent of the other, or both may be usedM together. In some instances one dasher only may be all that will be required in churning. VWhen in operation the dashers are moved in opposite directions.

It will be noticed the lower dasher, 0, is horizontal, while the dasher p is affixed toits shaft in an oblique position. Thisposition of the dasher p has this advantage over a horizontal dasher, viz., that it will direct the cream and butter downward, thus forcing them into the position most favorable for completing the churning.

The holes or spaces c w in the dashers, it will be noticed, have inclined sides running in opposite directions to each other, which inclination of the surfaces of the spaces will facilitate the rapidity of movement of the cream and butter downward. i

The rotation of the dashers with the pro- Liecting pieces gives to this churn excellent facilities for rapid and effective churning, while the, arrangement'ot' the parts will allow of the easy attaching and detaching of the parts, andof the adapting of the churn to the making of` lesser or greater quantities of butter, as may be required.

It will be perceived that in Fig. 2 of the drawings the dashers are both placed in the horizontal position, this position being used only the better to show the inclined surfaces of the holes or spaces, and is not intended to represent a position of the dashers, which is regarded as preferable to that shown by Fig. 1.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

l. The arrangement of the shafts and dashers herein set forth, whereby the one or the other dasher may be operated as required.

2. The arrangement of the dasher p in the oblique position in relation to the dasher o, as herein recited.

3. The arrangement of .the spaces or holes c and zu in the dashers, as and for the purposes described. ,l f

This specification signed this 19th day of July, 1866. WM. R. MCOUTGHEON.

Witnesses:

A. H. PATTERSON, WM. ScoFrELn. 

